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If I rob your girlfriend of a nice ring she's wearing so that I can give it to my girlfriend, does my girlfriend legally get to keep the ring once the crime bec

If I rob your girlfriend of a nice ring she's wearing so that I can give it to my girlfriend, does my girlfriend legally get to keep the ring once the crime becomes known, just because the theft took place years ago?

lmm 13y ago
If we didn't file charges within thirty years, yes, IIRC.
- Kudzu_Bob 13y ago
  The amount of time being discussed here is well under thirty years. In any event, property stolen during the Second World War is still being returned forcibly to its original owners.